The Peugeot 508 RXH HYbrid4 is joined by the Peugeot 508 saloon HYbrid4 with UK price and specifications revealed. The Peugeot 508 RXH HYbrid4 – using Peugeot’s 4WD diesel hybrid setup – debuted at Frankfurt last year and is being joined a the 508 HYbrid4 saloon in the UK. Peugeot has now announced prices and specs for […]
European car sales crash
Car sales across Europe have fallen nearly 10 per cent in the economic gloom, with Renault, Peugeot Citroen, Fiat and Opel the big losers. There’s been a big decline in new car sales across Europe in February, with monthly sales down almost ten per cent compared to 2011, and it’s the mainstream car makers who […]
Jaguar XFR & Focus ST play Sweeney at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The new Ford Focus ST and the 2012 Jaguar XFR are to take to the Goodwood hillclimb to recreate the Sweeney car chase. It’s been the ‘launch’ of the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, so we’ve has bits of information floating in, like the Mercedes cars– ancient and modern – making an outing, […]
Volvo XC70 D5 Review – SE LUX (2012)
We’ve had the Volvo XC70 D5 SE LUX in for review and road test. Does Volvo’s now quite old 4WD Estate still have something to offer? The Volvo XC70 isn’t a car you see on every street corner, far from it. Maybe that’s because as a rufty-tufty, jacked-up premium Estate there’s not a huge demographic, or […]
2013 Kia Sorento facelift revealed
The 2013 Kia Sorento facelift has been revealed ahead of a debut at the New York Motor Show in April. Ahead of a public debut at the New York Motor Show in April, Kia has revealed a facelift for the Sorento crossover / SUV, although it’s not exactly comprehensive. Top of the noticeable stuff on the new Sorento is […]
SEAT Leon FR+ Supercopa launches
SEAT UK has launched a special edition Leon – the SEAT Leon FR+ Supercopa – with a new sporty look and extra features. Last year we got the SEAT Leon FR+ bolted on to the Leon range in the UK as a top of the range Leon aimed at extracting a bit more from Leon customers, […]
New Mercedes A Class to get 99g/km Renault 1.5 litre dCi
Mercedes are to use a 1.5 litre diesel from Renault to create a 99g/km Mercedes A Class Blueefficiency. When the new Mercedes A Class was revealed at Geneva last week we got plenty of news about what the cracking new A Class has to offer, including the news that there would be a Mercedes first with the […]
Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel – just 200 being built
The Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel – a tweaked and titivated FX50S – is going in to production. Just 200 being built. Last year we had an Infiniti FX special edition concept to make the most of Infiniti’s spend on Red Bull Racing – the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel – which we subsequently reported was going in to production. Now […]
Audi sticks with Michelin – which is good for Michelin road tyres
Audi are to stay with tyre maker Michelin and this year’s Le Mans 24hr cars will be shod with Michelin tyres. Have you ever wondered why car race teams choose one tyre maker over another? Well, in F1 it’s because they don’t have a choice, but elsewhere it’s different – they can choose. But if […]
Is this the 2013 Kia Pro_cee’d?
A sketch of what claims to be the 2013 2013 Kia Pro_cee’d has appeared on Kia World. IS this the 3-door version of the new cee’d? The 2012 Kia cee’d was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show last month, a longer, wider and lower version of the current Top Gear SIARPC and going on sale in […]